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Hand-coloured caricature of a man in a black hat and red coat riding a mortar-shaped velocipede with a pestle handle, captioned The Doctors Hobby.

An apothecary riding a velocipede (bicycle) in the form of a pestle and mortar. Coloured etching, ca. 1819.

A hand-coloured caricature shows a stooping man in a black hat and red coat riding a velocipede shaped like a yellow mortar, labelled MORTAR, with a pestle serving as the steering handle. The two wheels roll over a brown ground with small clouds, and the caption The Doctors Hobby appears below.

Artist
William Heath
Date
1819
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3850 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1819.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La afición del doctor: apotecario en velocípedo de mortero y mano

Una caricatura coloreada a mano muestra a un hombre encorvado, con sombrero negro y casaca roja, montado en un velocípedo con forma de mortero amarillo rotulado MORTAR, cuyo mango de dirección es un pistilo. Las dos ruedas avanzan sobre un suelo pardo con pequeñas nubes, y debajo aparece el título The Doctors Hobby.

Português: A paixão do doutor: boticário em velocípede de pilão e almofariz

Uma caricatura colorida à mão mostra um homem curvado, de chapéu preto e casaco vermelho, pedalando um velocípede em forma de almofariz amarelo com a inscrição MORTAR, cujo guidão é um pilão. As duas rodas rolam sobre um chão marrom com pequenas nuvens, e abaixo aparece a legenda The Doctors Hobby.

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